Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-03-25
sslsff Rsahing.
A wOMAN's WIT.
OF \ sHREwD AND ENPERI-
gNCED LAWYER.

/ used to laugh at the idea that a
woman could outwit q man. used
to say that. smart as she might be, =
ran with his senses about him was
8 aarter st,ll. That she could be de
tscted in an instant, aud tha, v whatrver
her purpose vas she showed il So plain
| In her face that no one could be de
ceived fer a moment, aud that Is abe
c .suld 60 nowhere without attracting
I r:sen,ion, and needed male protector.
she did anything out of the
such xs taking = Journey or
going out after dark. as she never
knew how to dispatch parcels of mes
ssges quietly. and bad no idea of the
hours Of railway trains, or the way 10
&c, anyw here or do anything legally.
the man Who suffered himself 10 BE-
out wi,t,J by her was little short OF
an idiot
| have altered my mini now. !
have been the guardian of Miss Matil
da Mlddiebury for twenty. four hours.
and | revoke all that have said. A
woman cannot tie up parcel, 90 to
an unknown part of the world. cut
anything With y knife, or give direc
iion properly but when she makes up
her mind 10 marry some one who 10
willing. old cloyen hoof and all biz
imps could not battle her. She'll
have her way.
Miss Matilda Middlebury is young
lady of twenty-five years. !. as her
fathers legal adviser, know her exact
age. Before last Thursday bad new
er seen her face to face. Last Thurs
day ! made her acquaintance. 1t Vas
in this wise:
There came to me. per post letter,
dated Clemence Hill, aud written as |
saw at once. by some person in sio.
lent rage. Lines all crooked. L~tters
any shape. This is what it said TO
me:
CLEMENCE Hill. Saturday.
"Hr. Martin Dear SIR II shall make
no apology for troubling you about mat.
Ter which you will perhaps consider lit
tie out OF your sphere. should not make
any apology to the king Of anywhere ior
asking him to pull me out Of the water If
were drowning. This life and death
matter to me; you mus, htl Up me. Besides,
you are my legal adviser, and want you
to take the law in your owe hands. That
is all
IL have a daughter-Matilda Middle
bury You have my will in her favor. 1t
is possible that you may have to alter i,
get; but that is neither here nor there
That daughter is now twenty two years
old; consequently, Of age and her own
mistress. She has chosen to fail in love
with a contemplate, good for -noth isg
rascal whom 1 have forbidden her to spea
to again. and is determined to marry. Sh.
tried t. humbug me, the jade, and promised
To give him up; but | have positive in
formation that she has resolved to marry
him ON Thursday ait rnOon. All prepsra
tions ale made and tn! trunks packed toI
departure to Europe. | forgot to say
that she is visiting u friend ai--street
New York.
The rascal comes there every evening
plays the piano, sings seutiLneu al songs
makes love. The other girl is in he plot
and is going to be bridesmaid. And h.rs
am | with the gout in my right foot
chained down at Cl-meucc Hill, without
friend in the world dare to trust saw.
you.
For Heavens sake, find me the girl
Take here into custody. Arrest her. d,
what you choose with h.r-only don ( los,
sight of her until you bring her safe to me
don't care what it costs do it. I'm rict
man. Any bill will be considered reason
able. You have the undying gratitude O
your od friend in the bargain of course.
"Matiida doesn't know anything abou
law, and is awfully afraid of ii. Remem
Der, out OF yonr sight one moment and al
is over. Thank Heaven you never married
and have u daughter.
Yours truly.
. j. =. MIDDLEBURY,
At--street. Dom forget. Lady b,
the name of Stark, wife OF DR.. Stark, is th
person she is visiting. J.P.M NJ"
My friends, the man who would de
eert his fellow man under such cir
cumstances must be lower than brutes
| confided the business to my partner
telling him that affairs of importanc